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Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 15 July 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Early morning catch ...

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Comments (17)

Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada

Ron this is such a magnificient photograph. Love the clarity and the colors. Well done.

15 Jul 2009 6:02am

@Marion: Thanks, Marion ... as always, I appreciate your visits and comments. My life is so hectic these days ... early morning walks in the park are about the only sane moment I have.

rajeev from kannur, kerala, India

beautiful light and scene!!

15 Jul 2009 7:15am

@rajeev: You're right, rajeev, the light was beautiful ... thanks for your visit ... ron

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

You're obviously living close to paradise! Impressive!

15 Jul 2009 9:48am

@MadScientist: Thanks, MS ... early morning walks in our urban park are about as close to paradise as I've been in a long time. As always, thanks for your visits and comments ... ron

Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

nice vivid and stunning image with such clarity..

15 Jul 2009 11:50am

@Vachel: Thanks, Vachel ... I was delighted with the clarity, considering I'm shooting with a 400mm lens ... ron

Joanne from St. Louis, United States

Where did you find him? Beautiful!!

15 Jul 2009 12:26pm

@Joanne: Thanks for your visit, Joanne. I visited your site and see that you're new to St. Louis ... welcome! I spotted this fella yesterday morning in Forest Park ... one of the little streams that wind through the park. Sometimes I'm amazed by the diverse wildlife I see right smack dab in the middle of an urban oasis. Forest Park and the Missouri Botanical Garden are two of my favorite spots to photograph ... ron

zOOm from Paris, France

And time for lunch. Great framing indeed. Perfect. There's a great light here.

15 Jul 2009 1:19pm

@zOOm: Thanks, Florence ... the light was perfect yesterday morning ... then it got cloudy and threatened to rain the rest of the day ... ron

Chris from South Jersey, United States

what a shot - love the moment and the colors are fantastic......

15 Jul 2009 4:47pm

@Chris: Thanks, Chris ... appreciate it ... ron

Marcie from Newton, United States

Stunning! What an absolutely perfect moment you captured!!!

15 Jul 2009 4:55pm

Onlymehdi from Wayne, United States

WOW

15 Jul 2009 5:14pm

Steve from Camdenton, United States

Wonderful shot, Ron. Nicely framed and such great color.

15 Jul 2009 5:33pm

@Steve: Thanks, Steve ... appreciate it ... ron

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Outstanding capture and processing.

15 Jul 2009 7:49pm

@john4jack: Thanks, Jack, as always, I appreciate your visits and comments ... ron

Jen from St. George, United States

Amazing capture! The composition is just beautiful! I love the contrast of the white of the bird against the deep green! Just awesome!!

15 Jul 2009 9:50pm

@Jen: Thanks so much, Jen ... ron

Tracey from Maryland, United States

Such clarity and the light is beautiful! I don't know why I haven't noticed before that you use the 5D Mark II. How do you like it?

16 Jul 2009 12:28pm

@Tracey: Thanks, Tracey ... I got the Mark II in early April ... love it, love it, love it! Incredible, deep rich color on that full-frame sensor and the 21 megapixels allows for deep cropping into a scene. I'm having a little fun with the video, as well -- doing a two-minute "behind the scenes" video for Union Avenue Opera ... the company I do volunteer work for here in St. Louis.